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9:30 AM ET, March 7, 2019

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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Attorney Says Cohen Directed His Lawyer to Seek Trump Pardon, Contradicting Testimony  —  Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump, directed his attorney last spring to inquire about the possibility of a presidential pardon, weeks after federal agents raided his properties, Mr. Cohen's lawyer said Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Giuliani Says Lawyers Have Sought Trump Pardons for Their Clients  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lead lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, said Wednesday that lawyers for several people facing scrutiny from the Justice Department in the investigations into the Trump campaign and presidency …
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen discussed pardons with a second Trump lawyer, he tells Congress
Victor Morton / Washington Times:
Lanny Davis says Michael Cohen had previous lawyer pursue Trump pardon, contradicting testimony
Discussion: Townhall
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Ilhan Omar Knows Exactly What She Is Doing  —  The Minnesota Democrat is bringing Corbynism to the Democratic Party.  —  There's an old joke about upper-class British anti-Semitism: It means someone who hates Jews more than is strictly necessary.  Ilhan Omar, the freshman representative from Minnesota …
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New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash  —  WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Jim Clyburn's defense: Ilhan Omar's experience is ‘more personal’ than Jews who had parents in the Holocaust  —  As Democrats line up to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar and come up with her excuses for her anti-Semitism, House whip Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., tried to minimize he comments by arguing …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   New cracks emerge in Dem unity
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
2020 Democrats normalize anti-Semitism by defending Ilhan Omar
Discussion: Daily Wire
Politico:
Omar uproar swamps Pelosi
Rahm Emanuel / The Atlantic:   I've Faced the Charge of Dual Loyalty
Power Line:   Do Dems Hate Hate?  No  —  As Scott has noted, the Democratic Party …
KNSD-TV:
Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database  —  The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border  —  Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a “national security investigation.”  —  WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Protection …
Discussion: Slate, New York Post and Townhall
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
John Kelly differs with Trump on immigration, mum on security clearances  —  At Duke University, Trump's former chief of staff dodged questions about security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.  —  DURHAM, N.C. — Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said he disagreed …
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:   Embassy Staffers Say Jared Kushner Shut Them Out of Saudi Meetings
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
House Democrats poised to take the baton from Mueller, move toward impeachment  —  Analysis: Democrats are divided over whether — and how fast — to impeach the president.  That hasn't stopped them from launching down that path.  —  WASHINGTON — This city is waiting with bated breath …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Roll Call
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John Bresnahan / Politico:   ‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:   White House tries to charm Democrats on new NAFTA
The Daily Beast:   House Dems Discuss Whether to Go After Ivanka Trump
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz, and Pals Accused of Sex-Trafficking Ring  —  A lawyer for one of Epstein's victims claims he was trafficking girls to Dershowitz and others—but the Harvard attorney says sealed documents will prove his innocence.  —  Kate Briquelet
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:   Open the Jeffrey Epstein files. All of them.
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Wilbur Ross broke law, violated Constitution in census decision, judge rules  —  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted in “bad faith,” broke several laws and violated the constitutional underpinning of representative democracy when he added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Discussion: Above the Law
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Associated Press:
Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
That Time Trump Got $18.3 Million in Palm Beach  —  Scrutiny of his business dealings is just the start of a long and possibly harrowing experience for the president and his entourage.  —  A series of hurricanes tore through Florida in 2005, and Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's business …
New York Times:
Biden's 2020 Plan is Almost Complete.  Democrats Are Impatient.  —  WASHINGTON — The pieces for a Joseph R. Biden Jr. presidential campaign are falling into place: His nucleus of advisers has begun offering campaign positions to seasoned Democratic strategists.
The Daily Beast:
How Little Known Andrew Yang May End Up on the 2020 Debate Stage by Gaming the System  —  You've probably never heard of him.  And yet, he's about to bust through the DNC's debate entry threshold.  —  Some presidential candidates build their campaigns on grassroots support.  Others on personal wealth.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Axios:
The biggest political scandal in American history  —  Even without seeing Robert Mueller's report, or knowing what prosecutors with the Southern District of New York have unearthed, or what congressional investigators will find, we already have witnessed the biggest political scandal in American history.
Discussion: Raw Story
YouTube:
A Message From Alex Trebek |  JEOPARDY!  —  Jeopardy! … Add to  —  Share More  —  823 4  —  “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea  —  President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.”  But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Record trade deficit will put pressure on Trump in upcoming China talks … President Trump fell further behind in his goal of reversing the nation's trade deficit as the gap in goods soared to an all-time high last year.  —  That's certain to add pressure on Trump to close a trade deal …
J.T. Smith II / New York Times:
What if the Mueller Report Demands Bold Action?  —  If Mueller's findings compel legal action, the attorney general should reconsider the policy against indictment of a sitting president.  —  Mr. Smith served as executive assistant to Attorney General Elliot Richardson in 1973.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
 
 
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Trump is covering up for MBS. The Senate must push for accountability.
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Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Signs of economic strain emerge in Trump's home base
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Perdue stands firm with Trump in battleground Georgia
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
French minister: No-deal Brexit could stoke anti-British sentiment
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Ballard signs Zimbabwe
Discussion: Bloomberg, The News-Press and The Hill
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Group Behind Ilhan Omar 9/11 Poster Tied to Trump Nominee
Discussion: New York Magazine
Erica Orden / CNN:
DOJ appoints ex-Mueller prosecutor to run foreign influence unit
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